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Portland State University

Work and family

2005

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Participation In The Paid Labor Force By Caregivers Of Children With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Eileen M. Brennan, Ana Maria Brannan Jan 2005

Participation In The Paid Labor Force By Caregivers Of Children With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, Eileen M. Brennan, Ana Maria Brannan

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

We explored the relationship between school-age children's emotional and behavioral symptoms and workforce participation of their family caregivers using structural equation modeling. Secondary analysis of data from the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program was performed with a subsample of 2,585 caregivers. Findings from structural equation modeling indicated that higher levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms were significant predictors of more frequent school absences, less adequate childcare, and greater caregiver strain related to missing work. In turn, more adequate childcare and greater caregiver strain from missed work were associated with lower …


Work-Life Integration For Families Having Children With Mental Health Disorders, Eileen M. Brennan, Julie M. Rosenzweig, Barbara J. Friesen Jan 2005

Work-Life Integration For Families Having Children With Mental Health Disorders, Eileen M. Brennan, Julie M. Rosenzweig, Barbara J. Friesen

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

PDF version of a presentation given at the 37th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Stockholm, Sweden, July 2005.


Families In Context: Work-Life Integration Experiences Of Parents Of Children With Mental Health Disabilities, Julie M. Rosenzweig, Jennifer R. Bradley, Katherine J. Huffstutter, Eileen M. Brennan Jan 2005

Families In Context: Work-Life Integration Experiences Of Parents Of Children With Mental Health Disabilities, Julie M. Rosenzweig, Jennifer R. Bradley, Katherine J. Huffstutter, Eileen M. Brennan

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family Conference, Manchester, UK, March 2005.